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Anisoptera

Anisoptera |ˌanʌɪˈzɒptərə | ▶plural noun Entomology a group of insects which comprises the dragonflies. Compare with Zygoptera. ●Suborder Anisoptera, order Odonata. DERIVATIVES anisopteran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek anisos ‘unequal ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.

 

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Anisoptera

Anisoptera |ˌanʌɪˈzɒptərə | ▶plural noun Entomology a group of insects which comprises the dragonflies. Compare with Zygoptera. ●Suborder Anisoptera, order Odonata. DERIVATIVES anisopteran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek anisos ‘unequal ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.